U.S. House candidate · North Carolina 13th District
Brad Knott
Overview
Poliscope ↗$1.34M
Raised this cycle
$0
Outside support
$0
Outside opposition
70%
Small-dollar share
69%
In-state share
6
Flags
Brad Knott is a Republican Representative from NC (District 13). Knott's campaign has raised $1.3 million from 336 donors. Funding includes 0.7% from small-dollar donors (under $200) and 60.1% from in-state contributors. Top funding sources by employer include Real Estate, Legal Services, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals. Campaign committees include BRAD KNOTT FOR CONGRESS.
Backed by Stephen Schwarzman
- Stephen Schwarzman gave $7,000 (2026)
Backed by AIPAC
- AIPAC PAC gave $5,000 (2026)
- AIPAC PAC gave $10,000 (2024)
Backed by the NRA
- NRA Political Victory Fund gave $2,000 (2026)
- NRA Political Victory Fund gave $1,000 (2024)
Realtors PAC money
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $4,000 (2026)
- National Association of Realtors PAC gave $5,000 (2024)
Traded stocks in office
- 4 STOCK Act trades disclosed
Small-dollar funded
- 70% small-dollar
Money
Poliscope ↗$1.34M
Total raised
2026 cycle
$486K
From individuals
$28K unitemized
$656K
From PACs
336
Donors
avg $1,014
35%
Large-donor share
By election cycle
- 2024 1,073 donors$2.47M
- 2026 552 donors$1.34M
Contribution sizes
- <$200 53 gifts · 76%$3K
- $200-$499 59 gifts · 3%$15K
- $500-$999 145 gifts · 16%$73K
- $1,000-$2,899 143 gifts · 41%$186K
- $2,900+ 52 gifts · 40%$181K
Top donor industries and employers
- Real Estate 32 gifts$43K
- Legal Services 39 gifts$35K
- Health Care & Pharmaceuticals 20 gifts$25K
- Finance & Investment 14 gifts$15K
- Manufacturing 3 gifts$10K
- Technology & Internet 4 gifts$6K
- Agriculture 3 gifts$5K
- Construction 13 gifts$3K
- Business & Professional Services 2 gifts$2K
- Nonprofits & Advocacy 2 gifts$2K
- Education 2 gifts$1K
- Transportation 2 gifts$1K
- Government & Public Administration 1 gifts$500
Top contributors
| Contributor | Type | State | Total | From PACs | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARNOLD, LAURA | individual | TX | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| SEWELL, CECIL WHITAKER MR. JR. | individual | NC | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| SCHWARZMAN, STEPHEN A | individual | NY | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| COTE, DAVID | individual | AZ | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| HUDSON, KRISTEN ANDERSON MRS. | individual | NC | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| SCHWARZMAN, CHRISTINE H | individual | NY | $7,000 | — | 2 |
| HALLAWAY, RASHID MR. | individual | NC | $5,541 | — | 4 |
| BARBOUR, LARRY D. MR. | individual | NC | $5,500 | — | 3 |
| OYSTER, GARY D. DR. | individual | NC | $5,082 | — | 4 |
| EDWARDS, J BRAD | individual | VA | $5,000 | — | 6 |
| SALEEBY, JACKIE N | individual | NC | $5,000 | — | 2 |
| BURNHAM, KENNETH MR. | individual | CO | $4,500 | — | 3 |
| HOOD, LYNN M | individual | FL | $4,000 | — | 4 |
| COOK, WILLIAM E MR. | individual | NC | $3,750 | — | 3 |
| STURGES, CONRAD BOYD MR. | individual | NC | $3,646 | — | 2 |
PAC contributors
| PAC | State | Total | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOVO NORDISK INC. PAC (NOVO NORDISK PAC) | DC | $12,500 | 7 |
| MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC | MD | $10,000 | 2 |
| THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $10,000 | 2 |
| ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) | DC | $10,000 | 4 |
| AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | NC | $10,000 | 3 |
| NATIONAL CHICKEN COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FKA) NATIONAL BROILER COUNCIL PAC | DC | $8,500 | 3 |
| AMERICA'S MOUNTAIN PAC | CO | $8,500 | 2 |
| ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $8,000 | 2 |
| KELLEY DRYE & WARREN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | DC | $8,000 | 4 |
| DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION PAC | DC | $8,000 | 5 |
| BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | WI | $8,000 | 3 |
| LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | NC | $7,500 | 3 |
| CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND | DC | $7,500 | 4 |
| ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC) | DC | $7,500 | 5 |
| WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT | AR | $7,500 | 3 |
Where the money comes from
- NC 69% · home state$314K
- VA 8%$38K
- DC 4%$21K
- TX 3%$15K
- NY 3%$14K
- FL 3%$14K
- NJ 3%$13K
- CA 2%$7K
- MD 2%$7K
- KY 76%$4K
- UT 66%$3K
- OK 44%$2K
Outside spending & dark money
FEC ↗Independent expenditures by super PACs and other groups, for and against.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Voting record
Congress.gov ↗400 roll calls on record: 220 yea, 66 nay, 8 not voting.
400 of 400
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 8884 Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 232–188 |
| — | 113 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036. | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 216–214 |
| — | 7008 Stop Insider Trading Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Failed 211–218 |
| — | 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 216–212 |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 232–199 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 221–210 | |
| — | 6955 Main Street Capital Access Act | Yea-and-Nay | Nay | Failed 210–216 |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 221–203 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 76–350 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Failed 201–224 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Agreed to 215–214 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Agreed to 265–161 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Failed 65–359 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Failed 49–237 | |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Recorded Vote | Aye | Passed 214–211 |
| — | 1438 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 213–209 |
| — | 8823 Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Not Voting | Passed 396–0 |
| — | 4541 To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009. | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Not Voting | Passed 394–6 |
| — | 5362 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic". | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed 418–0 |
| — | 8595 Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. | Yea-and-Nay | Yea | Passed 217–209 |
| — | Recorded Vote | Aye | Failed 136–291 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | Not Voting | Failed 6–421 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 104–314 | |
| — | Recorded Vote | No | Failed 79–348 |
Bills sponsored and cosponsored
Congress.gov ↗| Bill | Title | Role | Policy area | Latest action | Law? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10159 | To authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey to the State of North Carolina a certain parcel of real property located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on which the State shall construct a veterans' State home, and for other purposes. | cosponsor | — | Aug 27, 2026 | — |
| 309 | National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act. | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Aug 20, 2026 | — |
| 6955 | Main Street Capital Access Act | cosponsor | Finance and Financial Sector | Jul 22, 2026 | — |
| 1266 | Combating Illicit Xylazine Act | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Jul 21, 2026 | — |
| 7834 | Safe Cloud Storage Act | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Jul 15, 2026 | — |
| 4398 | Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act | cosponsor | Armed Forces and National Security | Jun 30, 2026 | — |
| 1387 | Congratulating the Carolina Hurricanes for winning the 2026 Stanley Cup Final. | cosponsor | Sports and Recreation | Jun 24, 2026 | — |
| 425 | Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act | cosponsor | Finance and Financial Sector | Jun 18, 2026 | — |
| 2853 | Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025 | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | May 13, 2026 | — |
| 1252 | Resolution memorializing law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | May 13, 2026 | — |
| 8611 | Logan's Law | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Apr 30, 2026 | — |
| 151 | Equal Representation Act of 2025 | cosponsor | Government Operations and Politics | Apr 21, 2026 | — |
| 7613 | ALERT Act | cosponsor | Transportation and Public Works | Apr 15, 2026 | — |
| 1137 | Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the creation of the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute, Inc., and commending its work establishing industry standards that ensure the safe interoperability of firearms and ammunition. | cosponsor | Crime and Law Enforcement | Mar 25, 2026 | — |
| 5688 | Non-Domiciled CDL Integrity Act | cosponsor | Transportation and Public Works | Mar 18, 2026 | — |
Committees
FEC ↗Campaign committees
| Committee | ID | Type | Relationship | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAD KNOTT FOR CONGRESS | C00855361 | H / P | principal | $2.77M |
Terms in Congress
| end | url | type | party | phone | start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-01-03 | https://knott.house.gov | rep | Republican | 202-225-4531 | 2025-01-03 |
Stock trades
Filings ↗STOCK Act periodic transaction reports. Amounts are the ranges filers report.
| Traded | Asset | Type | Amount | Owner | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2025 | CMPO CompoSecure, Inc. - Class A Common Stock | purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | — | Feb 25, 2025 |
| Jan 10, 2025 | ORMP Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. - Common Stock | sale_full | $15,001 - $50,000 | — | Feb 25, 2025 |
| Jan 10, 2025 | CMPO CompoSecure, Inc. - Class A Common Stock | purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | — | Feb 25, 2025 |
| Jan 10, 2025 | ORMP S O: Charles Schwab Brokerage Account 1 Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. - Common Stock | sale_full | $15,001 - $50,000 | — | Feb 25, 2025 |
Gifts & travel
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Lobbying ties
Poliscope ↗Does not appear as a registered lobbyist in LDA filings.
Top donor industries: Real Estate, Legal Services, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Finance & Investment, Manufacturing. See money.
Financial disclosures
Poliscope ↗Executive-branch (OGE 278e) disclosures, which apply to candidates who served as federal appointees.
No records in Poliscope for this section.
Past races
FEC ↗| Cycle | Office | State | District | FEC ID | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | House | NC | 13 | H4NC13116 | $1.34M |
| 2024 | House | NC | 13 | H4NC13116 | $2.47M |
Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), compiled from FEC, Congress.gov, LDA, SEC, OGE and congressional gift and travel records. Snapshot Sep 11, 2026. Flags are definitions of this site, listed on the hot buttons page; each is checked with documented rules against the filings above.